San Francisco

The performances at Segerstrom Center for the Arts highlight the perseverance and determination of a people and their culture.

A jazz festival should honor the tradition and its contemporary practitioners by headlining them.

Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s new opera hits the bull’s-eye in every possible way and engages audiences to boot.

The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra backs the Master Chorale and guest vocalists in music by Duke Ellington and Mary Lou Williams.

The soprano’s interpretive skills make the case for André Previn’s final work, Penelope, among other selections.

Choreographer Joanna Haigood and Zaccho Dance Theatre are planning for a performance that gets everyone involved.

In Peter Sellars’s semistaged production, everything from the orchestra to the principal performances is absolutely right.

Tenor Karim Sulayman and guitarist Sean Shibe record a sophisticated album that raises questions about identity and cultural exchange.

The artistic couple and their tempestuous love is the subject of Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s new work, now at SF Opera.

The star trumpeter and composer will take over Randall Kline’s job in the fall.